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			Ancestry: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168023037/valentine-herancourt

	[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. Valentine established [[V. HERANCOURT]], what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.		[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. Valentine established [[V. HERANCOURT]], what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.
	[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]		[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]

Randylyon at 19:02, 1 September 2021

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	[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. Valentine established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.		[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. Valentine established [[V. HERANCOURT]], what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.
	[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]		[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]
	[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block. (1)		[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block. (1)

Randylyon at 16:14, 17 July 2021

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	[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.		[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. Valentine established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.
	[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]		[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]
	[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block. (1)		[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block. (1)

	Upon his death in 1867, ~~his~~ wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. (2) Work from the company was sold widely. In 1875 for example, a black walnut bank counter with bird's eye maple veneer panels, was manufactured for the Iowa National Bank of Des Moines. (3) In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.		Upon his death in 1867, Herancourt's wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. (2) Work from the company was sold widely. In 1875 for example, a black walnut bank counter with bird's eye maple veneer panels, was manufactured for the Iowa National Bank of Des Moines. (3) In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.

	See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT--888 YALE COURT]]		See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT--888 YALE COURT]]

Randylyon at 01:10, 25 June 2017

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	[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.		[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.
	[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]		[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]
	[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.		[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block. (1)

	Upon his death in 1867, his wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. Work from the company was sold widely. In 1875 for example, a black walnut bank counter with bird's eye maple veneer panels, was manufactured for the Iowa National Bank of Des Moines. (1) In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.~~(2)~~		Upon his death in 1867, his wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. (2) Work from the company was sold widely. In 1875 for example, a black walnut bank counter with bird's eye maple veneer panels, was manufactured for the Iowa National Bank of Des Moines. (3) In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.

	See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT--888 YALE COURT]]		See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT--888 YALE COURT]]
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	1. "Caught on the Fly," ''Daily Herald'', September 24, 1875, p. 4		1. Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 804

			2. "Dubuque County Before 1880," ''Telegraph Herald'' Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en

			3. "Caught on the Fly," ''Daily Herald'', September 24, 1875, p. 4

	~~Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 804~~

	~~"Dubuque County Before 1880," ''Telegraph Herald'' Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en~~

Randylyon at 01:07, 25 June 2017

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	[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.		[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.

	Upon his death in 1867, his wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.		Upon his death in 1867, his wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. Work from the company was sold widely. In 1875 for example, a black walnut bank counter with bird's eye maple veneer panels, was manufactured for the Iowa National Bank of Des Moines. (1) In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.(2)

	See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT--888 YALE COURT]]		See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT--888 YALE COURT]]
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			1. "Caught on the Fly," ''Daily Herald'', September 24, 1875, p. 4

	Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 804		Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 804

	"Dubuque County Before 1880," Telegraph Herald~~, Oct. 19, 193, p. 17.~~ Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en		"Dubuque County Before 1880," ''Telegraph Herald'' Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en

Randylyon at 02:23, 20 December 2015

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	[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt~~, a native of Germany,~~ came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.		[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.
	[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]		[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]
	[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.		[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.

Randylyon at 05:45, 16 February 2014

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	[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867)~~. Furniture maker~~. Herancourt, a native of Germany, came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.		[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt, a native of Germany, came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.
	[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]		[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]
	[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.		[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.
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			Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 804

	"Dubuque County Before 1880," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 19, 193, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en		"Dubuque County Before 1880," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 19, 193, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en

Randylyon at 02:34, 5 November 2013

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	[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Furniture maker. Herancourt, a native of Germany, came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.		[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Furniture maker. Herancourt, a native of Germany, came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.

	[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]		[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]
	[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 90 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.		[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.

	Upon his death in 1867, his wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.		Upon his death in 1867, his wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.
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	See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT--888 YALE COURT]]		See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT--888 YALE COURT]]

	~~Contributed by William K~~. ~~Hammel~~, ~~author of ''The History of the Dubuque Fire Department''--www~~.~~dfdhistory~~.com		---

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			"Dubuque County Before 1880," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 19, 193, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en




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	Upon his death in 1867, his wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.		Upon his death in 1867, his wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.

	See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT-888 YALE]]		See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT--888 YALE COURT]]

	Contributed by William K. Hammel, author of ''The History of the Dubuque Fire Department''--www.dfdhistory.com		Contributed by William K. Hammel, author of ''The History of the Dubuque Fire Department''--www.dfdhistory.com

Randylyon at 16:14, 10 March 2013

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	Upon his death in 1867, his wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.		Upon his death in 1867, his wife and children continued the business with a workforce of forty-five men. Their weekly wages totaled $250.00. In 1880 the family sold their interests to a newly formed enterprise, the [[KEY CITY FURNITURE COMPANY]]. This company was operated by Herman Mauer, the company president, and others.

	See: [[HERANCOURT ~~(VALENTINE) HOME~~]]		See: [[VALENTINE HERANCOURT-888 YALE]]

	Contributed by William K. Hammel, author of ''The History of the Dubuque Fire Department''--www.dfdhistory.com		Contributed by William K. Hammel, author of ''The History of the Dubuque Fire Department''--www.dfdhistory.com

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	[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. Valentine established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.		[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. Valentine established [[V. HERANCOURT]], what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.
	[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]		[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]
	[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block. (1)		[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block. (1)

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	[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt~~, a native of Germany,~~ came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.		[[Image:herancourtlw.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery]]HERANCOURT, Valentine. (Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 8, 1821--Mar. 17, 1867). Herancourt came to America at the age of sixteen. He settled for a time in Ohio and then traveled to Dubuque in 1845. He established what was believed to be the first furniture manufacturing company in Dubuque.
	[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]		[[Image:Herancourt & W.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: William Hammel]]
	[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.		[[Image:066933pr.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Herancourt Furniture Company Factory. Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]Herancourt's first shop was located at 190 Main Street. In 1854 in answer to the great demand for his products, he built a factory at 1100 Elm. The paint and finishing departments were added a few years later. The works and yard occupied an entire half-block.